Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Federation 1890-1914
Style
Bungalow
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence 'Eastwood'
Eastwood
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Federation 1890-1914
Style
Bungalow
This residence was built in 1907-08 for solicitor, and later Alderman, Llewellyn Stephens. It was designed by prominent architect R.S. (Robin) Dods and provides an intact example of his early designs. It also provides evidence of the growth and development of East Brisbane into a wealthy and fashionable suburb in the early twentieth century.
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
People/associations
Llewellyn Stephens (Occupant);Robert Smith (Robin) Dods (Architect)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (E) Aesthetic; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
People/associations
Llewellyn Stephens (Occupant);Robert Smith (Robin) Dods (Architect)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (E) Aesthetic; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
The residence at 622 Vulture St, East Brisbane was commenced in 1907 for Brisbane solicitor Llewellyn Stephens and his wife Gladys. Stephens, a partner of the legal firm Stephens and Tozer, was a son of Thomas Blackett Stephens an early Mayor of Brisbane and Queensland politician. Llewellyn Stephens was elected an alderman of the South Brisbane City Council a year after he moved into this residence, and remained on the Council from 1909 to 1917.
Llewellyn Stephens engaged the architectural firm of Hall and Dods to design his home. RS (Robin) Dods undertook the work providing a house that had many of his distinctive design features. The tender for the work was called in September 1907 and accepted for the sum of £650. Stephens and his family resided in the house from 1908 until 1911 when a second house, also designed by Dods, was built for him in nearby Heath Street, East Brisbane.
Stephens sold the residence in 1911 to Amos Prout and John Gray Tritton. John Tritton, a Stanley Street stationer, and his wife Beatrice appear to have lived in the house their entire lives. On the death of Beatrice in 1971 the property passed to her daughter Gladys Edds. The property was acquired in 1972 by Milan and June Crnjanin who lived there until 2008.
Despite some additions that occurred over the years ‘Eastwood’ is regarded as relatively intact and one of the better preserved of Dod’s more modest designs.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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Queensland Post Office Directories 1906-09
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Queensland Electoral Rolls
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Brisbane Courier, 21 September 1907
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RS (Robin) Dods 1868-1920 – RJ Riddel, UQ PhD 2008
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)